Events Highlights: 5th International Conference on “Sustainable Innovation and Artificial Intelligence: Envisioning New Horizons in Education”
On 19 November 2025, the KIX EMAP Hub partnered with the 5th International Conference on “Sustainable Innovation and Artificial Intelligence: Envisioning New Horizons in Education”, organised by Helwan University. The hybrid conference was held in Cairo, Egypt and online. Within the conference partnership, the KIX EMAP Hub sponsored a session titled “Sustainable Innovation and the Future of Education: Local and Global Perspectives”.
The conference was structured around three main pillars:
- Exploring Smart and Innovative Educational Institutions: Requirements and Challenges
- Teachers and Learners: Changing Roles and Responsibilities in the Digital Context
- Faculties of Education, Artificial Intelligence, and Sustainable Innovation
The conference began with opening remarks, followed by research sessions and the presentation of working papers.The KIX thematic session on “Sustainable Innovation and the Future of Education: Local and Global Perspectives” featured six presentations exploring national and international visions related to the future of education. Explore the presentations below:
Empowering Teachers as Change Agents: Sustainable Classroom Innovations to Community Impact in Sri Lanka
Dr. Kumudu Seneviratne, Senior Lecturer in Science Education, University of Colombo and the KIX EMAP National Coordinator for Sri Lanka
Egypt’s Experience in the KIX EMAP Learning Cycle 7: Secondary Teacher Workforce Management
Dr. Mahmoud Salama, Director of the Egyptian Center for Examinations at the Education Development Fund
Takatof Association for Development and Sustainable Innovation: Strategic Education Objectives and Work
Mirai Naseem, Chief Executive Officer, Takatof Association for Development
The Role of Civil Society in Fostering Sustainable Innovation in the Future of Education
Omnia Zahran, Education Officer, Misr El Kheir Foundation
The Role of Action Research in Innovating Sustainable Solutions for Educational Issues in Higher Education
Prof. Amal Bouzein El-Din, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and Lecturer in the Department of Education, American University of Beirut
Exploring the Process of Inquiry- and Research-Based Learning: Using Artificial Intelligence to Analyze Inquiry and Research Processes through Robotics
Prof. Mitamura Akira Uchida Yōkō, University of Fukui
The featured presentations at the conference explored local and global perspectives, as well as practical approaches, on sustainable innovation, artificial intelligence, and their intersection with the field of education.